Jeremy Renner.Photo: Anna Webber/Getty Images for Disney+
Jeremy Renneris keeping an unlikely memento from his devastatingJan. 1 accidentin which he broke more than 30 bones and underwent multiple surgeries: the snowplow that crushed him.
In a Q&A following the premiere of his Disney+ seriesRennervationson Tuesday night in Los Angeles, the 52-year-old actor told moderatorJimmy Kimmelthat he’s planning to still use the massive snowplow.
After Kimmel, 55, jokingly asked if theHawkeyeactor was going to “repurpose that f—ing snowblower,” Renner revealed that the 14,000-plus-pound machine will continue to play an integral role on his remote property outside Reno, Nevada.
“We got so much snow up there,” Renner said. “My mom wants to … light it on fire — and it would be a whole party, lighting it on fire — but no, that thing’s amazing. I love this thing.”
He added, “It is a necessity, and it’s how you get to the house when you’ve got these giant snowstorms. I just gotta learn to drive it better.”
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Jimmy Kimmel and Jeremy Renner.Frank Micelotta/PictureGroup for Disney Television Studios/Shutterstock
TheOscarnominee’s good humor and grateful outlook were evident on thered carpet, where he stopped to answer questions from every media outlet, took pictures with cast members and alternately held 10-year-old daughterAva’s hand while relying on a cane and knee scooter.
“I’moverflowing with gratitude and excitementunlike [anything] I’ve felt in a very, very long time, you know?” Renner told PEOPLE. “Because it’s not a movie that I’m promoting, It’s not a show, it’s my, it’s my life, man, this is what I do.”
Jeremy Renner and family.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images
Renner said having such friends — including several of his Marvel costarsPaul Rudd,Anthony Mackie,Chris Evans,Chris Pratt,Evangeline LillyandHailee Steinfeld— and family behind him has been what has driven him as he recovers from his harrowing experience.
“I mean, it’s everything. It’s everything,” theAvengers: Endgamestar said. “They’re the fuel behind a lot of things that I do, and it’s nice to be able to share this with them and be a part of it.”
He added about his new series, “It’s great to be doing something you love to do with people you love. That, to me, is like what heaven is. That’s the greatest dessert. That’s the greatest thing I’ll ever do.”
The first three episodes ofRennervationsare now streaming on Disney+.
source: people.com
